Living On $150K A Year In NYC | Millennial Money

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Published 2018-11-13
Dijana Ilieva lives alone in New York City on $150K a year. She runs her own brand consulting agency and plans to retire by 40.

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All Comments (21)
  • @CNBCMakeIt
    What’s your budget breakdown? Share your story with us for a chance to be featured in a future installment. cnb.cx/32TYZ2K
  • @v.s.narcisse714
    debt free , single, living in new york, a business owner? she is living her best life!
  • @v12ish40
    I'm 25 and I literally just finished paying off my student loan today! I'm so overjoyed. I feel so much relief. Now it's time to invest. Better late than never.
  • @chrisgray9500
    Making $150k, only saving 10% and hoping to retire in 6 years? Must be sitting on way more Bitcoin than she's willing to admit.
  • @ECoe-ys7bu
    "Debt Free" is like the most satisfying word to hear.
  • She bought Bitcoin a 1k and sold at 19k? Jesus Christ what a return!
  • @Leobynight
    To anybody pursuing financial freedom, peace & success, I hope you make it.
  • @cavidn7856
    She was my Airbnb host and she was lovely and very passionate about her job! Glad to see this person successful:)
  • @ronaldrosario7
    $2400 for 2BR in Manhattan, that's an amazing deal! She either got super lucky or she has a roommate and $2400 is her portion of the rent.
  • @skeleton1765
    I have no idea what the point of this video is supposed to be. They didn't name her company once. They kept everything ambiguous. She only saves 5-10% of her income, which is concerning, considering she's planning on retiring at 40. The piechart wasn't even based on a 150k income, monthly or weekly. There was no breakdown of how she makes any financial decisions. The only thing they did the whole time was say immigrant, crypto currency, and hustle.
  • @hanaj
    I wanted to hate her, but after watching it- she is doing amazing. I can’t hate.
  • $200 a month on groceries in NYC?!? That’s the price of one tomato!
  • She's like one of those people who actually knows not to just blow all the money she has on expensive cars shoes dresses and such
  • @melanim9943
    I'm 21 and about to start my first job out of college. She's so inspirational... and the fact that she gives back to her community is so telling of what kind of person she is.
  • @sutats
    I'm George, I'm unemployed and I live with my parents
  • @stez-nq4hs
    I need a mentor like this to guide me on financial growth on the long term.
  • @ThriftyCHNR
    That pie chart at 1:02 is missing SO MANY things: (clothes, eat out, and other misc.) I don't believe for one moment she spends only $200 for food with no eat out. Also the pie chart says expenses are $4,100 per month while she makes $12,500 per month. But later the video says she saves only 10-15%??? So, yeah, Im gonna believe her monthly expenses are $10,625 rather than what was shown in the pie chart.
  • @robertf6409
    "I liquidated at $19,000" HAHAHAHA yeah, I wish I had suspiciously knowledgeable people call and tell me the exact top of a given investment too 😂 😂 😂